Animals
- Houdini Lips
Yesterday afternoon I was in the pasture cleaning up manure and playing ball with the dogs. This is their very favorite game...fetch. Can't you tell by the smile on their faces?Oakley.... Annie... Oh, I might have failed to mention...Sam...
- What Was Frozen Last Week Is Mud This Week
One of the differences between donkeys and horses,aside from the obvious,is the fact that.... horses (ponies, too) don't have enough sense to come in out of the weather. They will stand out in the rain or snow or hail...totally oblivious to the...
- Breaking And Entering
Monday morning, as I tended to morning chores, I walked down through the dry lotto the pigs' stall and found that the uppermost board across their door had been knocked down during the night. Any guesses who the perpetrator was? You got it....Moonbeam.I...
- The Calm Before The Storm
The Calm.... I was originally going to call this post"Making Snow Angels". Yesterday morning, while I was cleaning the dry lot,the Bigs took turns rolling in the snow. First Donnie, then Scarlet, and lastly, Moonbeam. Back and forth they rolled, with...
- House Tour
I had a request for more pictures of the old log cabin by the road....and especially for indoor photos. This log cabin is over 200 years old and was inhabited until sometime in the 1960's. It is quite rustic and drafty.It sits on top of an underground...
Animals
Moonie, the Mooch
At the base of our driveway is a wonderful historic landmark....
a 250 year old log cabin.
Once a one room log cabin built over a spring,
it was enlarged to include a second downstairs room and an upstairs.
The date of this renovation is unknown.
Although this piece of history serves no real purpose,
we have tried over the years to keep it in tip-top shape.
Over time, however, rainwater running off of the roof,
has caused the foundation to begin to collapse.
For the past several weeks we have had a gentleman, who specializes in restorations,
work on the water issues to assure that our little landmark will last beyond our lifetimes.
Besides reinforcing the foundation with concrete,
he has also installed rustic gutters.
These gutters drain onto a chain that directs the rainwater
into an old whiskey barrel cistern.
Isn't that cool?
The whiskey barrel then drains into a channel on the back side of the cabin
that directs the water away from the foundation.
Meanwhile, back at the barn...
While the pigs are away...
and outside during the day...
Moonie and Donnie are trying their level best to mooch some hay!
Moonbeam bends down as low as he can
to eat what little hay he can grab in front of the door.
He has only once broken through the fence.
I added these boards so that the pigs could have their door open.
Attaching them on the inside was a necessity so that the door could be closed at night.
1500 pounds of Haflinger can push his way through this door if he really wants.
"Who me?" Moonbeam says innocently.
Yeah, Moonie, I see that hay hanging out of your lips!
Meanwhile Donnie acts completely innocent.
"I'm just standing here scratching my back, Mom."
Needless to say, the door got closed and locked for the remainder of the afternoon.
Fat horses don't need snacks!
- Houdini Lips
Yesterday afternoon I was in the pasture cleaning up manure and playing ball with the dogs. This is their very favorite game...fetch. Can't you tell by the smile on their faces?Oakley.... Annie... Oh, I might have failed to mention...Sam...
- What Was Frozen Last Week Is Mud This Week
One of the differences between donkeys and horses,aside from the obvious,is the fact that.... horses (ponies, too) don't have enough sense to come in out of the weather. They will stand out in the rain or snow or hail...totally oblivious to the...
- Breaking And Entering
Monday morning, as I tended to morning chores, I walked down through the dry lotto the pigs' stall and found that the uppermost board across their door had been knocked down during the night. Any guesses who the perpetrator was? You got it....Moonbeam.I...
- The Calm Before The Storm
The Calm.... I was originally going to call this post"Making Snow Angels". Yesterday morning, while I was cleaning the dry lot,the Bigs took turns rolling in the snow. First Donnie, then Scarlet, and lastly, Moonbeam. Back and forth they rolled, with...
- House Tour
I had a request for more pictures of the old log cabin by the road....and especially for indoor photos. This log cabin is over 200 years old and was inhabited until sometime in the 1960's. It is quite rustic and drafty.It sits on top of an underground...